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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 720 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. cables tied down at ends
  2. suspension bridge
  3. True
  4. False
  5. 1
  6. good for short gaps
  7. arch bridge
  8. 10
  9. 4
  10. a flat deck on piers
  11. False
  12. arch bridge
  13. the simplest bridge
  14. tension
  15. True
  16. piers
  17. 25
  18. compression
  19. 6
  20. suspension bridge
  21. pushes out on its ends
  22. the longest spans of all
  23. a curve under the deck
  24. 40
  25. 40
  26. False
  27. a log across a stream
  28. True
  29. 3
  30. True
  31. stones squeezed together
  32. 2
  33. True
  34. False
  35. beam bridge
  36. arch bridge
  37. beam bridge
  38. beam bridge
  39. False
  40. 5

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